Warehouse tool



Dec. 4, 1928.

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ATTORNEY Patented Dec. 4, 1928.

UNITED STATss JOSEPH O. GORANSON, OF SEATTLE, WASHING-@Gili WAREHOUSE TOOL.

Application filed August 11, i927. Serial No. 212,188.

This invention relates to a lever device which is designed. moreespecially, for use as a warehouse tool in moving heavy articles.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of this character which will be of strong and inexpensive construction, and one which is convenient to use and powerful in action.

More specific objects and advantages of the invention will appear in the following description.

The invention consists in the novel construction, adaptation and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing' of the invention,- i

Figure 1 is a fragmentary longitudinal section taken substantially on line 1-1 of Fig. 2, lshown applied; Fig. 2 is a top plan view; and Fig. 3 is a side elevation.

In said drawing the reference numeral 5 represents, generally, a lever which may be constructed of metal throughout, but as herein shown comprises a stock 6 of wood, with a shoe 7 of metal secured to its lower end. As illustrated said shoe comprises front and rear plate elements 8 and 9 which are spaced to accommodate the stock therebetween and above a sole element 10 of the shoe. Said sole element is desirably inclined from the longitudinal axis of the lever and terminates in a forwardly protruding bill 11. In the construction above described the metal shoe is .secured to the stock 6 as by means of bolts 12.

Said shoe is also provided upon the rear plate element 9 with parallel flange elements 13 extending substantially the entire height of the shoe and are provided near their upper and lower ends with holes topreoeive bolts 14 and 15 respectively.

The lower bolt 15 serves as a pivotal bearing for Athe end of a bifurcated dog 16 of substantially an elbow shape in side elevation, the bifurcations 17 extending straight, or nearly so, from their connection with the bolt 15 and thence upwardly, as at 171 to a tread piece 18.

From the bends of each of the bifurcations protrude a rearwardly and downwardly directed spur, as 19, which is rigid withthe respective bifurcations so that the spurs may be caused to penetrate in a supporting surface, as 20, by forcing the free end of the dog downwardly by means of the operators foot appli-ed to the tread 18. ylhe upper of said bolts 14, serves as a pivotal connection is pushed into a desired place.

for a second dog of substantially an elbow shape coinprisingan upper portion 9.1 eXtend- The loperation of the invention will be understood from an inspection of Fig. 1, wherein A represents a body or work which is to be shifted by means of the tool. The tool bill 11, as .shown by full lines in the view, is brought against the work and with the lever 5 approximately vertical. The operator with a downward pressure with his foot upon the dog part 23 causes its penetrating point 24 to engage in the floor 20 whereupon the lever is actuated by hand to draw the upper portion toward himself, thus causing the bolt i4 to act as a fulcrum for the lever and the arm portion of the latter below the plane of such fulcrum is thrust forward to accordingly shift the load into its dotted line position B.

The tool in being thus operated drags the dog 16 from its full line position (Fig. 1) into its dotted line 161 position.

The operator then4 pushes downwardly upon the tread 1S to cause the points 19 of the dog 16 to engage the floor so as to provide a new fulcrum-the bolt 15-about which the lever is regulated into a new prying position corresponding to that in which it is represented by full. lines although more advanced by reason of its following up the work. The operation may be continued in a succession of actions as above described until the work A lhen the load comprises a pile of bores or the like, one on top of the other, the front surfaces of the boxes may be brought into a vertical plane by utilizing the lever while the dog 16 is engaged.

The invention is handy for shifting merchandise in warehouses, railway cars, steamboats and other places.

`What l claim, is,- y 1in a tool of the character described, the combination of a lever., of a bifurcated dog fulcrumed to the lever in proximity to its lower end and provided with floor penetrating points rigid with the respective bifurcations of the dog, a tread piece rigid with both of said bifurcations, and asecond dog fulcrumed to the lever at an elevation above that of the fulcrum of the first named dog, said second dog extending downwardly from its fulerum and thence rearwardly through the space between the bifurcations of the first dog and terminating to the rear of the latter in a Hoorpenetrating point.

2. In a tool of the character described, the combination of a lever, of a dog fulcrulned to the lever in proximity to its lower end and provided with a floor penetrating point rigid `with the dog, a tread piece rigid with Said dog, and a second dog fulcrurned to the lever at an elevation above that of the fulcruln of the first named dog, said second dog extending downwardly from its fulcrum and thence rearwardly of the first dog and terminating to the rear of the latter in a floor-penetrating point.

3. In a tool of the character described, the combination with a lever comprising a stock element and a shoe element rigid therewith, of two dogs fulcrumed to said shoe element at different elevations and extendingr rearward- 1y therefrom, said dogs being provided rigid therewith with fioor-engageable vpoints 1ocated at different distances from the lever.

4. In a tool of the character described, the combination of a lever comprising a` stock element and a shoe element rigidly secured one within the other, said shoe being provided with a pair of spaced flanges, pivots engaging in said flanges at different elevations, dogs extending into the space between said flanges and fulcrumed bv said pivots respectively to said shoe, said dogs being provided with floorpenetrating points located at different distances respectively from the shoe.

Signed at Seattle, Washington, this 30th day of July, 1927,

JOSEPH O. GORANSON. 

